Adjustable brassiere drying hanger



Dec. 3, 1957 v M. b. BADGLEY 2,815,157

ADJUSTABLE BRASSIERE DRYING HANGER Filed Dec. 8, 1955 INVENTOR:Jflu'lelle a le BY azawimd,

ATTORNEY ADJUSTABLE BRASSEERE DRYING HANGER Martelle (I. Badgley, LosAngeles, Calif.

Application December 3, 1955, Serial No. 551,785

1 Claim. (Cl. 223-66) This invention relates to drying hangers and moreparticularly to a hanger for drying brassieres when washed.

The general object of the invention is to provide a brassiere dryinghanger constructed and arranged to cause the brassiere to retain itsnormal shape after it has been dried on said hanger.

A more particular object of the invention is to provide an adjustablebrassiere drying hanger, by means of which the bust forms of the hangermay be adjusted laterally toward or away from each other, to fit thebreast cups of brassieres spaced at different distances apart.

Other objects and advantages will appear hereinafter as thisspecification progresses.

The invention is illustrated in the annexed drawing forming a part ofthis specification, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective of my brassiere drying hanger, showing in dottedlines a brassiere placed in position on said hanger for drying thereon.

Fig. 2 is a front view of my adjustable drying hanger, with the bustforms removed therefrom.

Fig. 3 is a front view of one of the bust forms removed from mybrassiere hanger, over which form one of the breast [cups of a brassiereis adapted to be fitted for drying.

Fig. 4 is a vertical cross section taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, in which the same parts aredesignated by the same reference nu merals in all of the figures, mybrassiere hanger includes generally a frame 1, comprising anintermediate frame member 2, a left end frame member 3, and a right endframe member 4, and my said hanger also includes a pair of bust forms 5and 6, which forms are slidably mounted on said end frame members 3 and4, respectively, in the manner hereinafter more fully described.

Said intermediate frame member 2 comprises a vertical intermediate rodmember 7, a hook 8 formed on the upper end of said rod member 7, a pairof horizontal arms 9 and 1t) projecting horizontally from the left sideand right side, respectively, of said intermediate vertical rod member 7from the lower end of said rod, a pair of horizontal arms 11 and 12projecting horizontally from the left side aiid the right side,respectively, of said vertical rod member 7, from the upper part of saidrod immediately below said hook 3, and a pair of arms 13 and 14projecting horizontally from the left side and right side, respectively,of said intermediate vertical rod member 7 from a point of said rodbetween said lower arms 9 and and said upper arms 11 and 12.

Said left end frame member 3 comprises an upwardlyextending left endconnecting member 15, a lower horizontal tubular arm 16, an upperhorizontal tubular arm 17, and a third intermediate horizontal arm 18,said arms 16, 17 and 18 extending from the right side of said left endconnecting member 15, and said intermediate arm 18 extending betweensaid lower arm 16 and said upper arm 17. The arms 16 and 17 beingtubular are slidably fitted over the left ends of the arms 9 and 11,respectively, of

the intermediate frame member 2, whereby said arms 16 and 17 of the leftend frame member 3 are telescopically mounted on the arms 9 and 11,respectively, of the intermediate frame member 2. On the inner end ofthe intermediate horizontal arm 18 of the left end frame member 3 issecured a clamp bearing 19, through which extends the left intermediatehorizontal arm 13 of the intermediate frame member 2, and a set screw 20is threaded in the upper side of said clamp bearing 19 for engaging thearm 13 of the intermediate frame member 2 and securing the left endframe member 3 in its telescopically adjusted position on intermediatemember 2.

Said right end frame member 4 comprises an upwardlyextending right endconnecting member 21, a lower horizontal tubular arm 22, an upperhorizontal tubular arm 23, and a third intermediate horizontal arm 24,said arms 22, 23 and 24 extending from the left side of said right endconnecting member 21, and said intermediate arm 24 extending betweensaid lower arm 22 and said upper arm 23. The arms 22 and 23 beingtubular are slidably fitted over the right ends of the arms 10 and 12,respectively, of the intermediate frame member 2, whereby said arms 22and 23 of the right end frame member 4 are telescopically adjustablymounted on the arms 10 and 12, respectively, of the intermediate framemember 2. On the inner end of the intermediate horizontal arm 24 of theright end frame member 4 is secured a clamp bearing 25, through whichextends the right intermediate horizontal arm 14 of the intermediateframe member 2 and a set screw 26 is threaded in the upper side of saidclamp bearing 25 for engaging the arm 14 of the intermediate framemember 2 and securing the right frame member 4 in its telescopicallyhorizontally adjusted position on said intermediate frame member 2.

The bust forms 5 and 6 are of the same construction and each of saidforms comprises an outwardly-extending conical shell 27 formed at itsrear side with an annular base 28, which is formed at its lower andupper sides with a pair of friction bearings 29 and 30, respectively,through which bearings are extended the horizontal arms 16 and 17,respectively, of the left end frame member 3, or the horizontal arms 22and 23, respectively, of the right end frame member 4, according towhich end frame member 3 or 4 the bust form 5 or 6 may be positioned.The shell 27 of each bust form is of the form and size of a brassierebreast cup to receive said breast cup fitted closely therein, and theshell 27 of each bust form 5 and 6 is provided with a plurality of airvents 31.

The operation of my invention is as follows:

The set screws 20 and 26 (Fig. 2 of the drawing) being loosened, the endframe members 3 and 4 are withdrawn to the left and to the right fromthe intermediate frame member 2, the tubular arms 16 and 17 of the leftend frame member 3 sliding off the outer left ends of the left arms 9and 11 of the intermediate frame member 2, and the clamp bearing 19 onthe arm 18 of said left end frame member 3 sliding off the left end ofthe left intermediate arm 13 of said intermediate frame member 2, andthe tubular arms 22 and 23 of the right end frame member 4 sliding offthe outer right ends of the right arms 10 and 12 of the intermediateframe member 2, and the clamp bearing 25 on the arm 24 of said right endframe member 4 sliding off the outer end of the intermediate right arm14 of said intermediate frame member 2. The bust form 5 is then placedon the left end frame member 3 by introducing the arms 16 and 17 of saidend frame member 3 through the bearings 29 and 30 of said bust form 5,with the conical shell 27 of said bust form 5 extending forwardly fromsaid left end frame member 3. The bust form 6 is then placed on theright end frame member 4, by introducing the arms 22 and 23 of said endframe member 4 through the bearings 29 and 30 of said bust form 6, withthe conical shell 27 of said bust form 6 extending forwardly from saidright end frame member 4. The left end frame member 3 is then placedonthe left side of the intermediate frame member 2 by sliding thetubular arms 16 and 17 and the clamp bearing 19 over the left arms 9, 11and 13 of said intermediate frame member 2, and the right end framemember 4 is then placed on the right side of the intermediate framemember 2 by sliding the tubular arms 22 and 23 and the clamp bearing 25over the right arms 10, 12 and 14 of said intermediate frame member 2.The end frame members 3 and 4 being properly adjusted onthe left sideand right side of the intermediate frame member 2, said end members aredetachably secured in their said adjusted positions on the intermediateframe member 2 by tightening the setscrews 20 and 26 in the clampbearings 19 and 25 against the intermediate arms 13 and 14,respectively, of the intermediate frame member 2.

A brassiere 32, shown in dotted lines after it has been washed and isdamp, is then placed on the frame 1, as shown in Fig. l of the drawing,with the conical bust forms 5 and 6 fitted in the breast cups of said'brassiere, and the end straps 33 and 34 of said brassiere are extendedrearwardly around the end frame members 15 and 21 and the ends of saidstraps. are tied together in back of said frame 1 to hold said brassierein position on my hanger, to be dried upon hanging up my hanger, withsaid brassiere in position thereon, by means of the hook 8 hung on anail or other support.

Air passes from the inner side of the bust forms 5 and 6 through the airvents 31 in the shells 27 of said bust forms, and through the breastcups of the brassiere supported on the frame 1 for aiding in drying saidbreast cups.

Slight adjustments of the bust forms 5 and 6 may be made to fit thebreast cups of a brassiere perfectly by moving said forms inwardly oroutwardly on the arms 9 and 11 or arms and 12 of the end frame members 3and 4, respectively.

I claim:

A hanger for drying brassieres including an intermediate frame member,formed with a vertical intermediate rod, a pair of horizontal armsprojecting from opposite sides, respectively, of said verticalintermediate rod, from the lower end and the upper end, respectively, ofsaid vertical intermediate rod, a left end frame member and right endframe member, each of said frame members including a lowerinwardly-extending tubular arm and an upper inwardly-extending tubulararm, said lower and upper tubular arms of said left end frame membertelescoping over the lower andupperhorizontal arms, respectively,extending from the left side of said vertical intermediate rod, and saidlower and upper tubular arms of said right end frame member telescopingover the lower and upper horizontal arms, respectively, extending fromthe right side of said vertical intermediate rod, means for securingsaid end frame members in adjusted positions on said intermediate framemember for adjusting the length of the hanger, a pair of bust formsadapted to fit in the breast cups, respectively, of a brassiere, one ofsaid bust forms being formed with a pair of friction slide bearingsadjustably fitted on said tubular arms of said left end frame member,said other bust form being formed with a pair of friction slide bearingsadjustably fitted on the tubular arms of said right end frame member,and means for hanging up said hanger for drying a brassiere fitted inposition on said hanger.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS2,089,266 Kalvin Aug. 10, 1937 2,521,100 Sublette Sept. 5, 19502,676,735 Hellman Apr. 27, 1954 2,730,275 Flores Jan. 10, 1956

